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Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath

DOB: 5 June 1972

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanath is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath, also the Mahant (chief priest) of the Gorakhnath Math, Gorakhpur, has been sitting at the helm of state affairs since 2017 when the saffron party stormed to power with a brute majority, dethroning then ruling Samajwadi Party. In this election, the BJP has fielded him from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat. He is running for MLA for the first time. Adityanath was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the country's most populous state on March 19 in 2017. He was then a member of Lok Sabha, representing the Gorakhpur constituency. He won from Gorakhpur constituency in every Lok Sabha election held since 1998 before being given the responsibility to lead a state where politics mostly revolved around caste and religion for decades. Under Adityanath's rule, Uttar Pradesh saw a massive infrastructure development push, a boost in economic activities and improvement in the law-and-order situation. Known for his outspoken attitude, Adityanath has been a prominent campaigner for the BJP in elections. The BJP is banking on the development works undertaken by the Adityanath government and the leader's charisma in the run-up to the high-stakes assembly polls in 2022. Adityanath in his rallies has been pitching for another term to the saffron party, highlighting that the BJP government has worked towards making UP bhrashtachar mukt, bhaya mukt, danga mukt, gaddha mukt aur andhkaar mukt (free of corruption, fear, riots, potholes and darkness) in the last five years.

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Anti-national elements active in JNU: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Feb 15, 2016, 06:45 PM IST

Gorakhpur: Firebrand BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today said anti-India slogan shouting at JNU shows that some "anti-national elements" were active in the university.The Gorakhpur MP said there is a limit to freedom of expression and

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Abdullah's remark seditious, will take back land from Pakistan: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Nov 28, 2015, 08:46 PM IST

Siddharthnagar: BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today termed as “irresponsible and seditious” the statement of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on PoK, and said the part of Kashmir under Pakistan's control would be

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Leaving country will at least reduce population: Adityanath on Aamir's remarks

Politics | Nov 24, 2015, 05:10 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP MP and Hindutva leader Yogi Adityanath today took a swipe at Aamir Khan, saying nobody has stopped him from leaving India if he wants to and it will help reduce the country's

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Yogi Adityanath barred from entering Allahabad by district admin

Politics | Nov 20, 2015, 01:42 PM IST

Allahabad (UP): Controversial BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has been barred by local administration from entering the district where he was invited to a function organised by the Allahabad University Students' Union today.District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar

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BJP MP Yogi Adityanath attacks Shah Rukh Khan, compares him with Hafiz Seed

Politics | Nov 04, 2015, 08:31 PM IST

New Delhi: After BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's controversial tweets on Shah Rukh Khan, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that “there is no difference between the languages of film actor Shah Rukh Khan and

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Dadri lynching: Two arrested for spreading rumours

India | Oct 08, 2015, 05:29 PM IST

Dadri: Two persons have been arrested here for allegedly spreading rumours on social media sites even as the administration today held peace meetings at the troubled spot to maintain communal harmony following the lynching episode.While

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Adityanath's Hindu Yuva Vahini offers guns to 'harassed' Hindus of Bisada

India | Oct 07, 2015, 11:05 PM IST

Bisada: An outfit floated by BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday offered all possible help “including guns” to the Hindus of Bisada village, as it alleged that they were being hounded following the lynching of

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Yogi Adityanath slams Azam Khan over his UN move

Politics | Oct 05, 2015, 09:11 PM IST

Lucknow: BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today lashed out at Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for writing to the UN over the Dadri lynching case and said it was an attempt to earn "cheap publicity" through

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Bihar Assembly polls: Decision on seat-sharing today

India | Sep 13, 2015, 10:48 AM IST

Bihar Assembly polls: Decision on seat-sharing todayNew Delhi:  Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, former state chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi met Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Saturday over discusions related to

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Jagendra Singh killing: BJP MP Yogi Adityanath demands CBI probe

Politics | Jun 15, 2015, 05:10 PM IST

Ballia (UP): Demanding a CBI probe into killing of Journalist Jagendra Singh in Shahjahanpur, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has said that justice could not be meted to his family if the matter is probed by

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Sakshi Maharaj dares Azam Khan to say 'Jai Shri Ram'

Politics | Jun 14, 2015, 07:08 AM IST

Unnao: Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan, who has adviced Yogi Adityanath to offer namaz, controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj yesterday dared the senior SP leader to say 'Jai Shri Ram'."Azam is

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Azam Khan asks Yogi Adityanath to offer namaz for better mental health

Politics | Jun 11, 2015, 05:00 PM IST

New Delhi : Reacting on the recent comments by BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on Yoga,UP minister Azam Khan on Thursday said that the saffron leader should "offer namaz to set his mind on the right track". Although

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People opposing 'Surya Namaskar' should jump into sea: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Jun 09, 2015, 02:30 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath today sparked off a new controversy over different views on practice of 'Surya Namaskar' at the first International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21."Whoever thinks Sun is

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Janata Parivar means Mulayam, Lalu Parivar: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Apr 20, 2015, 02:06 PM IST

Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh): Terming the newly formed Janata Parivar a front of "political opportunism", BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today said it was only a "parivar" of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD supremo

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Congress, SP attack Adityanath's "Har ki Pauri" remarks

Politics | Apr 15, 2015, 11:52 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress and Samajwadi Party today attacked BJP MP Yogi Adityanath for his remarks seeking barring of non-Hindus in Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar and questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over

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Adityanath calls for bar on non-Hindus to tourist site

Politics | Apr 14, 2015, 09:16 PM IST

Haridwar: Stoking another controversy, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today called for barring non-Hindus in Har Ki Pauri, a famous ghat along the banks of the Ganga in the city.“Non-Hindus should be prohibited from visiting Hari

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After 'Ghar Wapsi', BJP MP Adityanath wants 'Rashtra Mata' tag for cow

Politics | Apr 03, 2015, 10:06 PM IST

New Delhi: Already in the eye of a raging controversy over the ‘Ghar Wapsi' programme, fiery Hindutva mascot and BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has now launched a campaign for declaring cow as ‘Rashtra Mata', claiming

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Missed call campaign to make cow 'Rashtra Mata'

India | Apr 02, 2015, 09:25 AM IST

Aligarh: Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath has come up with a movement to make cow, a ‘rashtra mata'- mother of nation, through his Aligarh branch outfit Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV).The movement having started over mobile phones

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Muslims safer in India than anywhere else in world: Yogi Adityanath

Politics | Mar 02, 2015, 08:29 AM IST

Hubballi: Firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party MP Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Muslims are safer in India than anywhere else in the world and the majority community is liberal by nature."Hindus are liberal in nature and

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BJP's loose cannon Yogi Adityanath says ghar vapasi to continue till conversions are banned

Politics | Feb 24, 2015, 04:52 PM IST

Rohtak: Firebrand BJP MP Yogi Adityanath has said VHP's ‘Ghar Vapasi' programme will continue unless conversions are banned and that India's problem was “not poverty” but “vote bank politics fuelled by jihadi fervour”.“Conversions spoil communal